Bollywood - magenta cotton and bamboo scarf with sequins

This knit scarf is made from three strands of yarn: two are bamboo/cotton (60%/40%), and one is a sassy polyester, sequined number!

The colour is a deep magenta and the effect is razzle dazzle. I’ve crocheted some rosettes for each ent to finish it off. Originally it had crochet ‘arm’ tassles with baubles at the end, but they looked a bit odd. The rosettes work much better.

There are more pictures on my esty site.

How to make it:

You’ll need: Three balls of yarn, each allowing at least 100 metres. (Use two threads of the same yarn, then add a bit of bling yarn as the third. ) Note: I used three balls on this. 100 m of sequin yarn; 260 metres of cotton/bamboo, with a tiny bit left over.

How it’s done – scarf :

1. Cast 14 stitches onto approx. 13 mm needles.
2. Knit plain rows until you run out of wool! (Though leave a ball aside for the rosettes.)

The rosettes:

Bollywood scarf rosettes up close

1. Using your doubled-up yarn and a hook that feels about right for the ply (perhaps 5 mm), chain 23 stitches.
2. Turn, skip a stitch, then double crochet (Australian/UK DC) into each stitch to the end (22 DC).
3. Cut the yarn and sew ends in.
4. Sew the strands of crochet into rosettes by twisting them around themselves from one end, and securing with a couple of stitches.
5. Sew rosettes to scarf. Note both sets need to be on the same side of the scarf.

Of course my Siamese, Peabody Wiggle, is way too interested in this number due to the high natural fibre content.

Bollywood scarf with keen Siamese cat, Peabody Wiggle